Cardiovascular Disease in Women Module IX: Presentation Resources and Internet Resources This slide set was updated April 2008.

Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women

Objectives To present strategies to assess and stratify women into high risk, at risk, and optimal risk categories for cardiovascular disease To summarize lifestyle approaches to the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women

Objectives To review evidence-based approaches to cardiovascular disease prevention for patients with hypertension, lipid abnormalities, and diabetes To review an evidence-based approach to pharmacological risk intervention for women at risk for cardiovascular events

Objectives To summarize commonly used therapies that should not be initiated for the prevention or treatment of heart disease, because they lack benefit, or because risks outweigh benefits

The Heart Truth Professional Education Campaign Website http://www.womenshealth.gov/hearttruth Information for healthcare providers, including links to resources discussed in this presentation, are available at this site. Also included are links to web-based CME, and resources for health care professional educators, including slide sets and problem-based learning and standardized patient cases.

The Heart Truth Delaware Website http://www.hearttruthdelaware.org

Internet Resources: Smoking Cessation http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/ treating_tobacco_use.pdf SLIDE INFORMATION SOURCE: Mosca L, et al. Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women. Circulation 2004; 109:672-693. Source: Mosca 2004

Internet Resources: Mercury Levels in Seafood Species http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/sea-mehg.html Source: US EPA, DHHS

Internet Resources: Clinical Guidelines on Obesity Treatment http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm SLIDE INFORMATION SOURCE: Mosca L, et al. Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women. Circulation 2004; 109:672-693. Source: Mosca 2004

Internet Resources: JNC 7 Report on Hypertension http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/ Source: NHLBI

Internet Resources: DASH Diet for the Treatment of Hypertension http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/index.htm SLIDE INFORMATION SOURCE: Mosca L, et al. Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women. Circulation 2004; 109:672-693. Source: Mosca 2004

Internet Resources: Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes http://www.diabetes.org SLIDE DIRECTS AUDIENCE TO: The American Diabetes Association website. Source: Mosca 2004

Internet Resources: American Heart Association Statement on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/115/1/114 SLIDE DIRECTS AUDIENCE TO: Buse JB, et al. Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in people with diabetes mellitus: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association.Circulation. 2007 ;115:11.

Internet Resources: Absolute CHD Risk Calculation http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/atpiii/calculator.asp

Conclusions Gender differences exist in diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of CHD Knowledge of gender differences is essential for appropriate therapy Evidence-based guidelines provide a new framework for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women